Over £1000 raised as family with five children in Peterborough lose everything in house fire

A fundraising appeal has raised over £1000 for a family with five who have ‘lost everything’ in a house fire.

A fire ripped through the family’s home on Boroughfield Road in Hempsted on Tuesday morning.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “At 9.05am on Tuesday, crews from Dogsthorpe and Yaxley, along with the north roaming fire engine, were called to a fire on Boroughfield Road in Hempsted.

“Firefighters arrived to find a well-developed fire in the kitchen of a house. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using a hose reel and cleared the smoke using a positive pressure ventilation fan.

"They returned to their stations by 11.50am.

“The cause of the fire was accidental.”

A GoFundMe page has since been set up by a concerned neighbour to help gather money and items for the family. it has already raised over £1000.

The page reads: “Could anyone please help with donations? My neighbours have completely lost everything including their pet dog due to the house fire. They have five children.

"Girl aged 13 - shoe size 6, Boy aged 10 - shoe size 2, Boy aged 7 - shoe size 1, Girl aged 5 - shoe size 9, Baby girl 7 months, Women’s size 6 - shoe size 5, Men’s size XL - shoe size 11

“Bedding towels toiletries etc anything you have or any amount you can donate would be greatly appreciated so they can get back on their feet again.”

To donate visit: gofundme.com/f/lost-everything-in-house-fire-plz-donate-to-help.